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“It's great that we're bringing democracy to Iraq. I can't wait to see how we do it! What are we gonna do, give them our civics textbooks?”

Giving I Can Waiting Democracy Iraq Civics Textbooks

Author:Lewis Black

“Modi winning or not winning is not important. I can go home tomorrow & open a tea stall but the nation must not suffer.”

I Can Important Home Suffering Winning Nations Democracy Tomorrow India Election Tea

Author:Narendra Modi

“The first thing I can remember I ever wanted was to go to the United States. And for reasons that are as conventional as you can imagine: I wanted to know if it was really true that it was the land of opportunity, of democracy, and individual liberty.”

Source: Christopher Hitchens: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations

“I don't believe any more in democracy. But I can't believe in the old sort of aristocracy, either, nor can I wish it back, splendid as it was. What I believe in is the old Homeric aristocracy, when the grandeur was inside a man, and he lived in a simple wooden house.”

Men Believe I Can House I Believe Wish Simple Democracy Don't Believe Simplicity I Believe In Splendid Grandeur Aristocracy Wooden House

Author:D. H. Lawrence

“Putting it as strongly as I can, the failure to give free airtime for our political campaigns endangers our democracy.”

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Author:Walter Cronkite

“Obamacare is a crime against democracy because a material part of that bill was not disclosed to the Senate nor to the House of Representatives. The funding was hidden in the bill. That was fraud and I can't vote for any budget that fails to bring back that money from Obamacare.”

I Can House Democracy Failing Crime Materials Vote Bills Budgets Fraud Senate Representatives Funding Obamacare House Of Representatives

Author:Michele Bachmann

“I can deal with conservatives in a democracy. With real conservatives, I don't agree with them, but I understand why they believe what they believe and I believe they're being honest with me about it.”

Believe I Can Real I Believe Deals Democracy Honest Agree Being Honest

Author:Steve Earle

“I can think of few more worthy achievements than keeping a library alive and well for a century. As far as I am concerned, one of the absolute backbones of a free society and a democracy is the library offering access to a treasure house of information to all.”

Thinking Wells I Can House Democracy Alive Century Information Achievement Concerned Absolutes Library Worthy Access Treasure Offering Free Society Backbone

Author:Gillian Roberts

“[If President Bush is right about democracy in Iraq] I may, and I don't know if I can physically do this, implode.”

Ifs Knows May I Can President Democracy Iraq President Bush

Author:Jon Stewart

“I intend to do what I can, working with my congressional colleagues, Republicans and Democrats, to help bring about the changes to the practices and Institutions of our democracy that they want and deserve.”

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Author:John McCain

“I can't see democracy occurring by force - after an Iraqi war, because of the fallout from that.”

I Can War Force Democracy Fallouts

Author:Madeleine Albright

“I have just as much right to stay in America - in fact, the black people have contributed more to America than any other race, because our kids have fought here for what was called "democracy"; our mothers and fathers were sold and bought here for a price. So all I can say when they say "go back to Africa," I say "when you send the Chinese back to China, the Italians back to Italy, etc., and you get on that Mayflower from whence you came, and give the Indians their land back, who really would be here at home?"”

People Giving I Can Facts Home Would Be Kids America Mother Father Black Race Democracy Land China Chinese Etc Black People Mother And Father Mayflower

Author:Fannie Lou Hamer